Retrieves the internal handle of a window.
WinGetHandle ( "title" [, "text"] )
Parameters
| title | The title of the window to read. See Title special definition. |
| text | [optional] The text of the window to read. |
Return Value
| Success: | Returns handle to the window. |
| Failure: | Returns "" (blank string) and sets @error to 1 if no window matches the criteria. |
Remarks
This function allows you to use handles to specify windows rather than "title" and "text".
Related
WinSetTitle
Example
; Identify the Notepad window that contains the text "this one" and get a handle to it
; Change into the WinTitleMatchMode that supports classnames and handles
AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
; Get the handle of a notepad window that contains "this one"
$handle = WinGetHandle("classname=Notepad", "this one")
If @error Then
MsgBox(4096, "Error", "Could not find the correct window")
Else
; Send some text directly to this window's edit control
ControlSend($handle, "", "Edit1", "AbCdE")
EndIf